Course Content
A brief outline of the CHIP course content is as follows:
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Free Information Session
An opportunity to learn about the program, ask questions, register, and sign up for HeartScreen #1.
HeartScreen #1 (Pre-Test)
Includes a review of medications, fasting lipid profile and blood sugar, lifestyle assessment, height, weight, and blood pressure readings, and a heart healthy breakfast.
16 Video-CHIP Lectures
Dr. Hans Diehl is the dynamic lecturer in this compelling video series complete with superb graphics, illustrations, and humorous stories (see below for lecture topics). Local presentations provide for live interaction, heart-healthy recipe demonstrations with samples, and lots of fun. Participants receive a textbook, workbook, notebook, various publications, a pedometer, CHIP tote bag, and water bottle.
Applied Nutrition Workshop and Shopping Tour (optional)
Teaches valuable grocery shopping and cooking skills.
HeartScreen #2 (Post-Test)
Measures the changes in lifestyle, clinical outcomes, and medications over the 30-day period.
Graduation
A celebration of progress with a special meal, diploma, CHIP pin, and kitchen knife.
Alumni Organization
Meets on a regular basis for learning, inspiration, and encouragement.
Video Lecture Topics
CHIP participants attend classes that meet
- four times a week for four weeks, or
- three times a week for five weeks, or
- twice a week for eight weeks
Class lectures are dynamically presented by Dr. Hans Diehl in a compelling video series complete with superb graphics, illustrations, and humorous stories. Local presentations provide for live interaction, heart-healthy recipe samples, and lots of fun.
CLASS 1 |
Modern Medicine: Miracles, Medicines, & Mirages
The limitations of high-tech medical approaches in dealing with lifestyle related diseases
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CLASS 2 |
Portrait of a Killer: Onslaught from Within
Atherosclerosis, the culprit, in many lifestyle diseases
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CLASS 3 |
Stalking the Killer
Reviewing the risk factors for coronary heart disease
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CLASS 4 |
Eat More and Weigh Less
Basic guidelines for healthy, sustained weight loss
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CLASS 5 |
Going Up in Smoke
Smoking—the most controllable risk factor for coronary heart disease
The Magic of Fiber
The role of fiber in preventing and reversing lifestyle diseases
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CLASS 6 |
Reversing Hypertension
Changing the major risk factors for high blood pressure.
Disarming Diabetes
Lifestyle factors that can arrest or reverse diabetes
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CLASS 7 |
Effective Cholesterol Control
Dietary factors that prominently affect blood levels of cholesterol
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CLASS 8 |
Fats in the Fire
The role of excessive fat intake in lifestyle diseases
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CLASS 9 |
Fit at Any Age
Benefits of regular exercise in preventing and arresting disease
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CLASS 10 |
Boning Up on Osteoporosis
Causes and prevention of this so-called 'disease of aging'
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CLASS 11 |
Lifestyle and Health
Clinical studies that demonstrate how lifestyle choices are related to health
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CLASS 12 |
The Optimal Diet
Positive dietary guidelines for the prevention and reversal of Western diseases
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CLASS 13 |
Diet and Cancer
Dietary factors in the development and prevention of common cancers
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CLASS 14 |
Atherosclerosis of the Mind
The importance of adaptability in achieving and maintaining optimal health
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CLASS 15 |
The Gift of Forgiveness
How a spirit of forgiveness enhances emotional and overall health.
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CLASS 16 |
Building Self Worth
The development, preservation, and role of self worth in a healthy person
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